QUESTIONS

What is special about the ODN platform?
What's in it for me?
What are the different approaches to go to market through ODN?
What is the term of ODN membership?
How do I register to become a ODN member?
What is the time taken for ODN registration?
How do I Access ODN forum?
How can partners access the ODN platform for development? How do they test and demo the applications developed?
How Can I acquire the skills I need to develop products on ODN?
How can I use OnMobile’s Studio services?
What are the advantages that a partner has through OnMobile studio?
How many languages recording can Studio support?
Whom should I contact to use studio services?
Can OnMobile help its partners in developing a user interface?

ANSWERS

Q. What is special about the ODN platform?
Ozone is OnMobile's robust & flexible multi-model platform that enables products to be delivered using Voice, WAP, SMS & MMS. It provides features like Speech Recognition, Messaging, Call handling, alarms & health monitoring.

Q. What's in it for me?
Entrepreneurs/Content players can create innovative VAS services on an established platform and market them across a wide client base. Individuals/Outsourcing companies can leverage existing skills and get a strong foothold in the telecom Industry. From students with bright ideas to venture capitalists with an interest in telecom investment, everyone can find a reliable partner who needs help in making exciting mobile products.

Q. What are the different approaches to go to market through ODN?
Depending upon the type of partnership you sign up for, there are different approaches to go to market:

• Magnum partners: For those who wish to make significant commitment to Ozone platform and go-to-market with OnMobile.


• Classic partners: For those would like to design, develop and market product independently using ODN platform & infrastructure.


• Associate partners: For those who would like to facilitate ODN ecosystem with managed services
  
  

Q. What is the term of ODN membership?
ODN offers you annual membership. Before the year is over, we’ll send you a reminder via email for renewal of the membership. Another reminder shall be sent on the last day of the validity period. You can renew your membership by simply filling an online form.

Q. How do I register to become a ODN member?
To register for ODN membership please complete the Online Application Form 
or send in your request to odn@onmobile.com.

What is the time taken for ODN registration?
Once you have submitted the Application form ODN Program Team will review the details and respond to you via email within fifteen business days to confirm your membership.

Q. How do I Access ODN forum?
Only ODN members can access ODN forum. On confirmation of the member’s registration, ODN team will send forum access details via email to the member.

Q. How can partners access the ODN platform for development? How do they test and demo the applications developed?
An SDK is provided for partners with the respective APIs based on application requirement. Partners can obtain telephony numbers to test and demonstrate their applications.

Q. How Can I acquire the skills I need to develop products on ODN?
All partners will have access to technical eDocs related to the SDK and integration with the Ozone platform. The documentation includes detailed installation, configuration, and management instructions on the SDK along with technical tips and FAQs, Whitepapers, a Technical Manual for the usage of the platform, and guidelines for application development. In addition, OnMobile will recommend sources of information on the hardware & software needed to develop and test products built on Ozone platform.

Q. How can I use OnMobile’s Studio services?
Once you have decided on the interface of your product, you can avail of OnMobile’s scriptwriting and studio services to give your product a unique identity on voice. This service comes free of cost for our Magnum partners, and other ODN members pay very competitive rates for the same.

Q. What are the advantages that a partner has through OnMobile studio?
OnMobile’s offers you a state-of-the-art in-house recording facility, a host of trained recording, editing and music technicians, and voice artistes with experience in recording for VAS products. By eliminating the need for another vendor for voice recording, you get to streamline your workflow and reduce turnaround time.

Q. How many languages recording can Studio support?
Our studio currently has a range of voice artistes recording in English and 14 other Indian languages. We are constantly adding new languages to our repertoire.

Q. Whom should I contact to use studio services?
For all studio-related requests, the initial point of contact is odn@onmobile.com

Q. Can OnMobile help its partners in developing a user interface?
Yes. We have a team of experienced User Interface Designers who bring to the table a mix of consumer research and technical knowhow. For more details, you can write to us at odn@onmobile.com